Booher: Under Thursday night lights, look out

1:20 AM,
Aug. 29, 2013

Written by

Kary
BOOHER

Opening night at home is supposed to be a cakewalk. Schedule the University of Sisters of the Poor, make sure those jerseys are tucked in and score 50, bloodying some noses along the way.

Basically, just give the townsfolk something to chew on.

But when you're talking Missouri State football and Thursday night openers, anymore you almost expect the equipment manager to haul out a trailer stuffed with horse shoes, rabbit's feet, four-leaf clovers and - why not? - a Voodoo doll or two. ...